DailyHive: New high-speed Canadian rail re-ignites hope for B.C. 350 km/h bullet train

July 7, 2021
Jayne Murdock

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There’s no such money on the table for any Vancouver-Seattle-Portland bullet train — yet.

But the project is, perhaps surprisingly, buzzing along quite nicely behind the scenes in its early planning stages.

“There’s very much momentum at the political level,” said Greg D’Avignon, President of the Business Council of B.C., who also co-chairs the Cascadia Innovation Corridor with former Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire.

“Chris and I went down to speak to the governor in Oregon, and we’ve spoken to the governor in Washington State and the Premier, and they have spoken together over the course of the year.”

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